need help cleaning a v nickel

[dgaughan]

hello all

i found an 1887 v nickel the other day that is encased in almost copper like corrosion shell i was able to clean some of the face off but the back is not budging tried peroxide was thinking about using electrolysis it was found on a beach so you have a lot of salt water corrosion could use help with alternatives to electrolysis

thanks for the help

dylan

[PBK]

Don't use electrolysis. Nickels are 75% copper, and electrolytic cleaning can leave them with a pink-to-orange color.

[dgaughan]

thanks pbk

[woody50]

hello all

i found an 1887 v nickel the other day that is encased in almost copper like corrosion shell i was able to clean some of the face off but the back is not budging tried peroxide was thinking about using electrolysis it was found on a beach so you have a lot of salt water corrosion could use help with alternatives to electrolysis

thanks for the help

dylan

Hi Dylan, check out the board 1875 Shield Nickel on the Todays Finds board. I just gave some tips on how (maybe) you can clean those nickels...